“I knew he was an excellent striker and has a solid judo background. My strategy was really to take him down, because I imagined I was better on the ground than him. He came on strong at the start, but, thank God, I managed to end the fight well,” Ninja told GRACIEMAG.com shortly after winning.

Ninja put faith in his Jiu-Jitsu and didn't fear going to guard in São Paulo. Photo: Carlos Ozorio

Now the Curitiba native is focused on his next two challenges, in early 2010, when he will fight in both Japan and the United States.
“I’m going to rest until January 7. Then I’ll get to work for Dream and Shine. I’m going to start the year training hard alongside my brother,” he guarantees.

This season, Ninja saw action at Bitetti Combat twice. The fighter is grateful to the organization for the opportunities.
“I found the event to be excellent, with great fights. We need more events like this one down the road,” he says in finishing.

Tytschyo finishes with a guillotine in the Maracanazinho gymnasium. Photo: Carlos Ozorio

Tytschyo, who beat Fausto Black at the last installment of the event enters in the place of Eduardo Pamplona, who pulled out due to injury. “I’m stoked. After I fought at the last event, in the Maracanazinho, I went on to get a lot of offers and it will be even better to fight in São Paulo, my homeland,” he told promoters of the event Amaury Bitetti and Fernando Miranda.

Tickets may be purchased at www.ingressofacil.com.br or at Barueri’s José Correa gymnasium.

“A student ID takes half off the ticket price, even for the VIP area. Anyone who buys at the gymnasium, at any time, can also pay half price with 1kg of non-perishable food,” announces Fernando Miranda.

Check out the current card:

Paulo Filho vs Tatsuhiko Nishizaka
Murilo “Ninja” vs Jason Jones (Holland)
Fábio Maldonado vs Travis Wiuff (USA)
Gustavo Ximu vs Ricco Washington (USA)
Glover Teixeira vs Jeff Monson (USA)
Cassiano Tytschyo vs Tyler Stinson (USA)
Alessandro “Alemão” Steffen vs Francimar “Bodão”